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Strategy games. Victory depends here on player’s strategy and tactics. Main task is to control resources (e.g. troops, civil workers) in order to defeat an enemy or achieve some other goal. The gameplay can be turn-based or in real time (RTS). Specific types of strategy games are economic games and so called ‘tycoons’. more

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Stranded: Alien Dawn
Stranded: Alien Dawn

Strategy 25 April 2023

A strategy game with survival elements, tasking us with building a colony on an alien planet. Stranded: Alien Dawn was developed by Haemimont Games - the developers of Surviving Mars, a similarly themed game, and three installments in the Tropico series.

XCOM 2
XCOM 2

Strategy 27 September 2016

A turn-based tactical strategy game set in a futuristic, science fiction universe and a sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown (2012). Both games were produced by the experienced developer, studio Firaxis Games, founded by Sid Meier, a legend of the video game industry. The story is set 20 years after the events of the last game. Despite their heroic efforts, human forces proved themselves helpless against the alien invaders, and the Blue Planet fell into their hands.

Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden
Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden

Strategy 04 December 2018

A 3D tactical adventure game with stealth elements and turn-based combat. During the game, we control a group of mutants searching for the mythical Eden in a post-apocalyptic world.

RimWorld
RimWorld

Strategy 29 July 2022

A strategy game set in a science-fiction world in which we supervise an extraterrestrial colony. It has been developed by debuting independent studio Ludeon, established by a former employee of Irrational Games, who previously worked on the Bioshock series. The story of RimWorld takes place in a future in which humanity colonized many alien star systems, but they are located so far from each other that their inhabitants cannot count on anyone, but themselves.

Stellaris
Stellaris

Strategy 26 February 2019

A real-time space strategy with RPG elements developed by Paradox Interactive – the creators of such renowned series as Europa Universalis or Crusader Kings. The game is played in a procedurally generated interstellar space, where your job is to build a galactic empire. A the beginning of the game you choose one of the 7 playable races that differ in appearance, skills, and ethics.

Surviving Mars
Surviving Mars

Strategy 15 March 2018

A science fiction economic strategy game developed by Haemimont Games and published by Paradox Interactive. The title is a city builder in which the player must design the first human settlement on Mars. Being a manager of a space colony requires the player to take care of many matters - the survival and well being of the colony inhabitants depend on it.

Age of Wonders: Planetfall
Age of Wonders: Planetfall

Strategy 06 August 2019

A spin-off of the Age of Wonders series that takes us to a science-fiction setting. We take control of a fallen empire and try to raise it from the dark ages of a galaxy to a better future. Age of Wonders: Planetfall lets us play by ourselves or in multiplayer mode.

Punch Club 2: Fast Forward
Punch Club 2: Fast Forward

Strategy 20 July 2023

Punch Club 2: Fast Forward is a sports simulator with RPG and economic strategy elements. We play as a young martial artist living in a cyberpunk city. We must dutifully train, come up with strategies before each fight and organize other aspects of our life to reach the top.

Jurassic World Evolution
Jurassic World Evolution

Strategy 12 June 2018

Created by the seasoned developers from Frontier Developments – a studio known for creating the RollerCoaster Tycoon series) – Jurassic World: Evolution is an economic strategy game set in the universe of the Jurassic Park franchise. The action of the game takes the players to the near future, where human scientists managed to develop a technology allowing them to recreate the DNA of prehistoric reptiles.

Halo Wars 2
Halo Wars 2

Strategy 21 February 2017

The continuation of the real-time science fiction strategy published in 2009 on Xbox 360 as a spin-off of the FPS franchise Halo. The second installment is co-developed by 353 Industries, which picked up the series after Bungie Software, and Creative Assembly primarily known for the extremely-popular strategy game series Total War. The plot of Halo Wars opens a whole new chapter in the universe, and supplements the original title’s story.

SteamWorld Build
SteamWorld Build

Strategy 01 December 2023

SteamWorld Build is the sixth installment of the indie game series by Thunderful. This time, the developers created an economic strategy, combining a city builder with a dungeon management sim, tasking us with excavating ancient artifacts.

Gears Tactics
Gears Tactics

Strategy 09 November 2020

A tactical spin-off of the Gears of War series, developed by The Coalition and Splash Damage studios. The main character of Gears Tactics is Gabe Diaz, who 10 years before the events of first part of the cycle intends to stop the victorious march of Locusts through the planet Sera.

Jurassic World Evolution 2
Jurassic World Evolution 2

Strategy 09 November 2021

Jurassic World Evolution 2 is the second installment of the economic strategy series set in the Jurassic Park movie universe. Game was developed by Frontier Developments studio.

Among Us
Among Us

Strategy 14 December 2021

Among Us is an unusual online game in which we try to prepare a spaceship for the journey together with other players. We are disturbed by saboteurs hidden in a group. The game was developed by Innersloth studio.

Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

Strategy 08 December 2017

A space strategy set in a popular universe created in a 1978 TV series. Developed by Black Lab Games, Battlestar Galactica Deadlock gives us an opportunity to assume control of the Colonial Fleet and to take part in a war against the Cylons - a race of man-made cybernetic machines that have rebelled against their creators.

Defense Grid 2
Defense Grid 2

Strategy 24 September 2014

Continuation of Defense Grid: The Awakening - a popular tower defense strategy created in 2008 by Hidden Path Entertainment studio. The plot of the game continues the threads started in the predecessor and tells the story of the commander struggling with the next foreign forces. Just like in the first installment of the game, our actions are commented on by artificial intelligence, known as Fletcher.

Starpoint Gemini 2
Starpoint Gemini 2

Strategy 12 November 2015

Sequel of the warmly received production of Little Green Men studio, which combines features of traditional 4X strategy with elements of RPG and space simulator. The plot of the game takes us back to the vast universe of Gemini and tells the continuation of the story begun in the first installment of the series. The axis of the action is the conflict between the ruling Empire and the rival rebels, called the Gemini League.

AirMech Arena
AirMech Arena

Strategy 11 May 2015

A console version of the multi-player MOBA strategy, in which two teams consisting of max. 3 players. The production combines elements of classic RTS and old-school shooting. Directly controlling the title, universal AirMech, we give our units orders to expand the infrastructure and eliminate enemy bases and provide support during combat.

Ironcast
Ironcast

Strategy 04 March 2016

A turn-based strategy game set in a steampunk world and inspired by both the mechanics of the Puzzle Quest series and the works of such writers as Herbert Wells or Jules Verne. Ironcast is set in an alternative version of the Victorian England, and the country has been at war with France for a decade. When the French are beginning to gain the upper hand in the conflict, a private association is founded in order to produce cutting-edge combat mechs.

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Strategy 12 September 2017

An expansion to XCOM 2 developed by Firaxis Games. Its story focuses on the titular Chosen – a new type of agents working for ADVENT, who try to capture the leader of the XCOM group. To achieve this, those merciless specialists kidnap his followers and torture them to gather valuable information. They are so effective that they can even affect the strategic layer and destroy our global operations.

Surviving the Aftermath
Surviving the Aftermath

Strategy 16 November 2021

A science fiction economic strategy, which is a continuation of Surviving Mars from 2018. The action of the title takes place after the apocalyptic catastrophe destroying our civilization, and the task of the players is to build a colony of people who survived this global catastrophe.

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector

Strategy 02 December 2021

Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector is a turn-based strategy game using the well-known universe of Warhammer 40,000. The game allows you to explore the events that took place after the famous Devastation of Baal. The game was developed by Black Lab Games.

Capes
Capes

Strategy 29 May 2024

A turn-based strategy with RPG elements, in which we lead a team of superheroes to free their city from villainous clutches. Capes was developed by the independent studio Spitfire Interactive and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

Mech Armada
Mech Armada

Strategy 08 December 2022

Turn-based strategy in which we take control over a small squad of mechs and fight against all sorts of monsters. In Mech Armada we have to build each machine ourselves, and battlefields, enemies and available rewards are procedurally generated.